CANTERBURY CAT SOCIETY

Charity number: 281444
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The provision of care and accommodation for cats and kittens which are in need of care and protection by reason of sickness, malnutrition, poor circumstances or ill-usage and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among cats and kittens.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £133,697
Total expenditure: £387,972

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 December 1980: Standard registration
  • 07 February 2026: Removed (Ceased to exist)
  • 07 February 2026: Funds transferred to 1140628 HAPPY ENDINGS RESCUE
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £55.64k £1.40k £2.09k £12.37k £133.70k
Total expenditure £22.64k £29.51k £28.82k £24.28k £387.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2025 20 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 20 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 August 2024 11 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2023 11 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2022 04 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 August 2021 05 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 05 April 2022 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30/10/1980 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 10/10/2011 as amended on 27 Nov 2019

Charitable objects

THE PROVISION OF CARE AND ACCOMMODATION FOR CATS AND KITTENS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALNUTRITION, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL-USAGE AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG CATS AND KITTENS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

CANTERBURY